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Helicopter crashes while filming driverless Audi

Audi is attempting to climb Pikes Peak with an self-guided version of the TTS.

A helicopter crashed near the summit of Pike's Peak in Colorado on Friday while filming a test run of Audi's self-guided vehicle.

Local media reports say the pilot is in critical condition and that the three passengers are stable.

The crew was filming Audi's autonomous TTS as part of a project to ascend Pike's Peak, just west of Colorado Springs, Colo., in order to demonstrate the abilities of advanced driverless and GPS systems.